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64502

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Warm Front Scheme: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on the Warm Front scheme in York local authority area in each year since the inception of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	202847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The last year of the Warm Front Scheme was 2012-13. There has been no further change in the Warm Front figures for York local authority area since my answer to you on 9<sup>th</sup> July 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker grouped question UIN 202846 question first answered 01/07/2014 16:37:50 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64503

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Warm Front Scheme: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) single-pensioner households in York and (b) two-pensioner households in York have received Warm Front assistance in each year since the inception of that scheme; and what the average spend has been on each such household.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	202846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The last year of the Warm Front Scheme was 2012-13. There has been no further change in the Warm Front figures for York local authority area since my answer to you on 9<sup>th</sup> July 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker grouped question UIN 202847 question first answered 01/07/2014 16:37:49 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64147

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the cost to industry of his Department's requirement for Level 2 Building Information Modelling.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Building Information Modelling Level 2 operates alongside well-established industry standards such as ISO27001. Departments may specify additional security requirements as appropriate.</p><p>Industry has responded positively to the introduction of Building Information Modelling Level 2, which represents the construction sector response to the Government's “Digital by Default” initiative.</p><p>BIM does not mandate the use of any specific software or hardware and supports innovation through its use of open standards. For SMEs BIM levels the playing field, allowing them to make their products immediately accessible to a global market, using freely-available tools.</p><p>BIM represents an opportunity for UK industry to increase efficiency, its know-how and exports, thereby continuing its significant global presence in construction design and delivery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 202666 question first answered 01/07/2014 15:53:55 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

64153

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will estimate the additional receipts accruing to the Exchequer as a result of changes in levels of employment since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	202645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/07/2014 15:03:55 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

64160

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which contracts with his Department worth over £50 million are behind schedule owing to the failure of suppliers to deliver to an agreed schedule; and in the case of each such contract, who the suppliers were.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	202639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence currently has around 400 open contracts with a total value of more than £50 million. Current performance related information on each contract is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 01/07/2014 15:41:12 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

64164

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Local Government Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what meetings Ministers in his Department have had on the outsourcing of local authority children's services since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	202592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Through its Children's Social Care Innovation Programme the Government is supporting local authorities to take new approaches to maximise the capacity and skills brought to bear in improving services for the most vulnerable children. Part of that work involves giving local authorities greater freedom to test new delivery models and harness external ideas and expertise by allowing them to delegate children's social care functions to external providers.</p><p>Ministers have regular internal and external meetings to discuss this policy in particular and approaches to delivering children's social care more widely.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 01/07/2014 16:29:23 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

64169

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school places have been created in (i) Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency, (ii) Yorkshire and the Humber and (iii) the North of England since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	202648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department collects information from each local authority on the number of available school places (school capacity) in state-funded primary and secondary schools (except special schools) through an annual survey. The most recent data available relates to the position at May 2013 and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013</a></p><p>Statistics for May 2010 can be found in table 1 of the SFR main tables:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2010-to-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2010-to-2011</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 01/07/2014 16:24:36 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

64171

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to ensure that young people without access to the necessary computer equipment have access to a digital-by-default careers service.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	202578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities retain their legal responsibility, under section 68 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, to make available to young people aged 13-19 and to those up to the age of 25 with a Learning Difficulty Assessment or Education, Health and Care Plan, support that will encourage, enable or assist them to participate in education or training. Local authorities are expected to pay particular attention to young people who are not in education, employment or training or whose current activity is not known. This includes agreeing how these young people can access intensive support, drawn from the range of education and training support services available locally.</p><p>It is for local authorities to determine what support is necessary to fulfil their statutory responsibilities and consider whether additional services are needed, including wto complement those available from young offender institutions. Local authorities should provide strategic leadership in their areas to support participation, agreeing ways of working with other partners such as voluntary and community sector organisations, young offender institutions and probation services.</p><p>The National Careers Service complements the support available to young people, offering information and advice on education, training and employment options. We are reshaping the service from October 2014 to respond to the changing needs of the economy with a focus on local leadership and providing inspiring careers advice for customers, including a new brokerage service to facilitate relationships between schools and employers. Young people can continue to access support through a range of channels including a telephone helpline and website.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 202579 question first answered 01/07/2014 15:21:07 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

64172

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) young people in custody and (b) other difficult-to-reach young people are able to access a digital-by-default careers service.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	202579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities retain their legal responsibility, under section 68 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, to make available to young people aged 13-19 and to those up to the age of 25 with a Learning Difficulty Assessment or Education, Health and Care Plan, support that will encourage, enable or assist them to participate in education or training. Local authorities are expected to pay particular attention to young people who are not in education, employment or training or whose current activity is not known. This includes agreeing how these young people can access intensive support, drawn from the range of education and training support services available locally.</p><p>It is for local authorities to determine what support is necessary to fulfil their statutory responsibilities and consider whether additional services are needed, including wto complement those available from young offender institutions. Local authorities should provide strategic leadership in their areas to support participation, agreeing ways of working with other partners such as voluntary and community sector organisations, young offender institutions and probation services.</p><p>The National Careers Service complements the support available to young people, offering information and advice on education, training and employment options. We are reshaping the service from October 2014 to respond to the changing needs of the economy with a focus on local leadership and providing inspiring careers advice for customers, including a new brokerage service to facilitate relationships between schools and employers. Young people can continue to access support through a range of channels including a telephone helpline and website.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 202578 question first answered 01/07/2014 15:21:07 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

64174

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans he has to make changes to mandatory green energy charges on consumer bills; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	202576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>We have recently consulted on proposed changes to the Energy Company Obligation and expect to announce our response shortly. These proposed changes form part of the package of measures announced in December last year that has led to reductions this year of around £50 on the average household bill. We have no plans to make further changes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 01/07/2014 16:25:12 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson